Homeless Man Finds, Turns In Bag With $42,000 Inside

A homeless man in Boston who said "God has always very well looked after me" was honored Monday for returning a Chinese visitor's lost backpack that contained $2,400 in cash, nearly $40,000 in traveler's checks and passports.

Though he has been homeless for several years, Glen James said in a written statement, "Even if I were desperate for money, I would not have kept even a ... penny of the money I found," The Boston Globe reported. He flagged down a police officer Saturday after finding the bag at the South Bay Center in Dorchester.

"I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone - every pedestrian stranger - who has given me spare change. Thank you!" read the statement James handed out at police headquarters because "I don't talk too much because I stutter."

"It's just nice to have some money in one's pocket so that as a homeless man I don't feel absolutely broke all the time," he said.

Police Commissioner Edward Davis presented James with a special citation.